How to meet better with Anthea Rowe

The Playbook – Everyday skills for every professional

I haaaaaaaate meetings – because too many of our meetings really shouldn’t be meetings at all. And the worst of them has to be the “WEEKLY STATUS UPDATE.”
On this week’s Brainstorm edition of The Playbook, we welcome Anthea Rowe to talk about how to make those awful hours of your life into something better.
Segment 01 – Introduction
Here’s the problem…
One of my least favourite parts of my jobs is my weekly status update with my boss. It always seems to be the same thing over and over – “How are things going?” “Fine…” “Where do you need help” “I could use resourcing…” I’m not looking for these things to be a party or anything…but I could accomplish the same thing by sending out an email…
Segment 02 – The 3 Big Mistakes
Anthea describes three serious errors you’re making in your meetings – and how to fix them (seriously, stop venting and get to the solutions).
Segment 03 – Anxiety
Status Meetings have an effect on your mental health. Here’s what you need to quell your anxiety and make the difference.
Segment 04 – Progress
What gets measured, gets managed. Anthea describes a super interesting way to understand how to report progress in every meeting you hold.

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1. Segment 01 - Introduction (00:00:00)